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American Sign Language Interpreters

The Utah Certification Advisory Board recently implemented new requirements for interpreting in the courts. The same requirements are required for spoken language interpreters in the courts. Beginning January 2011, ASL Interpreters will be required to meet specific standards to be placed and maintained on the Approved American Sign Language Court Interpreter List. The ASL Interpreter's name must be listed to work in any courtroom setting in the State of Utah.

Requirements interpreters must meet to be on the Approved ASL Court Interpreter List are the following:

Provide verification of at least one of the following Certifications in good standing:

Utah Master

Utah Professional

RID CI and CT

RID CDI

RID RSC

NIC Master

NIC Advanced

NIC

NAD IV

NAD V

Complete a 1-day Court Interpreting Orientation class offered by the Administrative Office of the Courts. Interpreters must pass the Ethics Exam at the completion of the class. For the registration form containing the list of dates for the class, go to Fill out my form! (utahcip.wufoo.com)

Provide proof of 10 observation hours of court interpreting in any language. Documented time must be actual time of observing the interpreting process with a certified language interpreter or approved ASL interpreter. To receive the verification form and arrange observation hours, contact any court interpreter coordinator listed on the following link http://www.utcourts.gov/resources/interp/coordinators.html

OR

Possess RID SC:L in good standing.

And

Possess a verifiable clean background check provided by the court. A criminal background check (BCI) will be conducted upon submitting an application to become a court interpreter for ASL.